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Our head offices are based in The Netherlands.
You can visit us online at the below url or even
better. Visit us in real time so we can tell you
all about our exciting program of catamarans.
You are more than welcome to come over and
share your thoughts on sailing cats. You can
find us at the address below.
Hellingweg 110-116
2583 DX Scheveningen
The Netherlands
Since 1975 NACRA has always been about
empowering sailors. Getting the best
out of yourself and your team with NACRA
Office: +31 (0) 70 338 2900
Fax: +31 (0) 70 338 2901
Email: [email protected]
supplying the equipment. Reaching new
heights and pushing your boundaries.
Graphic design & photography: Laurens Morel • www.morelstudio.nl
That’s NACRA SAILING!
NACRA & PERFORMANCE SAILS are based in
The Netherlands. Nacra has been originally
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sailors
founded in 1975 and draws it’s knowledge
therefore from a long history of building and
supplying catamarans to the world of sailing.
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Nacra 15 – Pathway for youth sailing.
The NACRA 16 is a steppingstone towards
serious cat racing of the 21st century.
Designed from scratch to meet the ISAF
criteria to become the new official ISAF youth
catamaran. The older catamarans in this
program need to be replaced as the youth of
the world wants to sail in a catamaran that
can carry more crew weight and has a more
modern design than the current ones. The
Nacra 15 resembles a lot to its bigger sister,
the Olympic Nacra 17. In fact, the Nacra 15 is a
mini version of the Olympic Nacra 17, creating
a pathway towards the Olympics.
Simply a class where mature experience
sailors meet young excited teams to
benchmark in racing around the cans.
The NACRA 16 offers everything that racing
teams are looking for in a mature racing cat
and more. An unique feature of the NACRA
16 are the “switch cases” where its hulls are
fitted out with. They fit straight daggerboards
when racing within the F16 class and also
fit curved daggerboards when not racing in
the F16 class. These daggerboards come
from Olympic technology, the NACRA 16
older sister, NACRA 17. No replacements of
cassettes needed. It is as simple to take one
type of board out and switch for the new ones.
Talking about leaving your options open and
versatility.
The rudders are fitted out with stabilizers
which control pitch of the platform so all
power can be transferred into raw speed.
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The Nacra 15 will go in to production in 2015.
If you or your organisation has interest to
start up the program, please contact one of
our Nacra dealers or Nacra direct to consult us
what the options are.
The Nacra 15 and the Nacra 17 will represent
the future of cat sailing at the highest
level around the world. The Nacra 15 as an
“steppingstone” for youth and the Nacra 17 in
the Olympics.
Boat length
Boat width
Mast length
Area mainsail
Area jib
Area spi
4.70 m/15.4 ft
2.59 m/8.5 ft
8.10 m/26.5 ft
13.6 m2/146 sqft
3.3 m2/36 sqft
16.5 m2/177.6 sqft
NACRA 16 is often also sailed alone by sailors
that like to be in depended. As well in racing
as in touring mode the NACRA 16 is much
fun to sail but designed to leave the control
to its sailor. Truly a catamaran that live up to
the philosophy of NACRA. EMPOWERING
SAILORS!
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The Nacra 15 carries also two curved dagger
boards that like in the Nacra 17 provide lift.
This provides an extra dimension in sailing as
the Nacra 15 is a semi-foiling catamaran. More
lift means; drag reduced means; more speed
and excitement.
Boat length
Boat width
Mast length
Area mainsail Area jib
Area spi
5 m/16 ft
2.5 m/8.2 ft
8.5 m/27 ft
15 m2/161 sqft
3.70 m2/39.8 sqft
17.5 m2/188 sqft
When you receive your NACRA Infusion,
Olympic Multihull equipment in the
you will have the best F18 out of the box,
“mixed multihull class” running up to the
you put her together and go racing! Simple
Olympic Games. Currently the pinnacle of
as that!
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catamaran racing in the world.
At ISAF world cups, World Championships
and other continental championships where
the elite sailors of the world in the catamaran
are racing against one another. The NACRA
17 was designed from scratch to meet
the specific criteria set out by ISAF for the
Olympic multihull. Curved dagger boards has
become the benchmark for the multihull world
since the NACRA 17 was chosen as Olympic
multihull. They have been used mostly on
offshore trimarans in the past, and used
primarily as a way to increase longitudinal
stability and shift underwater centre of effort
forward to prevent leeward helm downwind.
The innovation with the curved foils on
catamarans is that they are used to enhance
performance for both upwind and downwind
sailing.
Curved dagger boards have proven to
make catamarans easier to sail, especially
downwind. They provide lift which helps
keep the bows up and reduces the tendency
to pitch pole. The extra lift generated from
the foil helps reduce hull wetted area and
markedly reduces hull drag. Curved dagger
boards make the boat more exciting to sail.
The NACRA 17’s new-generation hulls have
about 40% greater longitudinal stability
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The NACRA 17 is used as the exclusive
than recent conventional shaped catamarans.
This increased stability comes without the
drag normally associated with creating high
longitudinal stability in conventional shapes,
and allows the sailors to push the boat much
harder downwind.
Boat length
Boat width
Mast length
Area mainsail Area jib
Area spi
5.2 m/17 ft
2.59 m/8.5 ft
9.15 m/30 ft
16 m2/172 sqft
4 m2/43 sqft
19 m2/204 sqft
The boat is named after the method used in
construction, the only production catamaran
made with this modern Infusion system, this
allows better material weight distribution
within the hulls, yielding greater stiffness,
and stiffness is speed ! Hull volume, means
that the Infusion drives, and drives hard
with handling that is rapid and precise.
Wave piercing technology reduces drag and
improves speed in all conditions, the Infusion
wins in big seas and big winds just as well as
gliding on a lake in flat water. The NACRA
Infusion stabilises herself at high speed due
to dynamic lift, reducing pitching to low levels
yielding a far more consistent airflow over the
sails leading to higher speeds.
The high aspect dagger boards get you high
upwind, the rudders are responsive and
positive, trampoline is tightened from all four
sides giving a firmer, drier, cleaner spacious
platform. The sophistication of Performance
Sails and the wing mast shape complement
each other perfectly to allow you to improve
your results. This boat is just waiting for you
to move through the gears, glance over your
shoulder and the rest are following!
It is up to you, the Infusion will get you to the
front of the fleet! Proud NACRA F18 Infusion
owners find themselves invincible over others
brands, ask them and ask for a ride! If you want
to be at the front, you want an Infusion!! Race
results worldwide prove it!
NACRA F18 Infusion became world champion in
the F18 class in 2013 and 2014 with out of the
box boats. Pretty amazing, isn’t it?
Boat length
Boat width
Mast length
Area mainsail Area jib
Area spi
5.52 m/18 ft
2.60 m/8.5 ft
9.15 m/30 ft
17 m2/182 sqft
4.15 m2/44 sqft
21 m2/226 sqft
Since the launch in 2010, more than 100
The NACRA 20 FCS is the ultimate “flying”
NACRA 20 carbon has been delivered,
racing catamaran designed for both course
this is for a reason. That reason is
and inshore/coastal distance racing.
With the purchase of a NACRA 20 carbon you
are buying yourselves into results. Check
all the race results. Check with insiders
of the multihull community and ask them
the question. Which beach cat has been
dominating the results in long distance racing
since 2010. Nine out of ten will think and come
up with: NACRA 20 carbon.
This F20 FCS comes standardly included
with a high aspect Kevlar-carbon square top
mainsail, a Kevlar-carbon high aspect jib, a
full radial cut gennaker to kick it all up a notch
going downwind. At times with enough breeze
you will not even be using the gennaker
downwind and still be foiling. These sails and
technology are produced by the loft which the
Olympic NACRA 17 sailors use as well.
If you can handle a NACRA 16, 17 or F18
Infusion you are ready for a NACRA 20 carbon,
it’s that simple. But only if you are ready to be
leading the fleet when they follow you around
the course.
The NACRA 20 carbon was the first NACRA
to be fitted out with curved daggerboards
(c-foils). Giving the NACRA 20 carbon a
headstart with every race done. Besides the
dagger boards the NACRA 20 is featuring
latest and state-of-the-art solutions to give
teams the ability to excel! Full carbon hulls, full
carbon wing mast profile produced by the same
manufacturer as the Olympic NACRA 17 builder
Hall Spars, different section in size though.
If you are looking for excitement, fun and to win
races on line honours. The NACRA 20 Carbon
could be the solution for you!
Boat length
Boat width
Mast length
Area mainsail Area jib
Area spi
6.2 m/20.3 ft
3.2 m/10.5 ft
10.45 m/34.5 ft
21 m2/226 sqft
5.2 m2/56 sqft
28 m2/301 sqft
This 20-foot ‘‘flying’’ machine is the result of
the long life quest of NACRA to EMPOWER
SAILORS around the world. Race with a crew
of 2 around the buoys. If you are ready to go
the distance you can take her for any long
distance coastal racing, that is, if you like to
take the lead over any big fleet. A benchmark
in design. Wave-piercing bows, spray rails, FCS
foils and an ergonomic platform, it will put you
ahead of the fleet in terms of performance
and joy. Creating a powerful machine is one
thing, but controlling power is the key. NACRA
and its design team worked together again
closely with the Naval engineers of Morelli &
Melvin.
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To establish controlled flight, NACRA has
fitted out this NACRA 20 with FCS, which
stands for “Flight Control System”. It will give
the sailing team the ability to make alterations
on the water during flight to find the groove
you are looking for and fly over water to leave
others behind. The sensation of flying over
the water on FCS main foils and FCS rudders is
an indescribable feeling. You will never forget
your first flying seconds and/or moments and
will come back for more. Make sure you get on
one to try, but be warned. THIS IS ADDICTIVE
and one of the new ways to go.
This F20 FCS comes standardly included
with a high aspect Kevlar-carbon square top
mainsail, a Kevlar-carbon high aspect jib, a full
radial cut gennaker to kick it all up a notch going
downwind. At times with enough breeze you will
not even be using the gennaker downwind and
still be foiling. These sails and technology are
produced by the loft which the Olympic NACRA
17 sailors use as well.
If that next regatta is overseas, then you and
other teams can easily pack your boats into one
40-foot container! Flexible and always ready to
explore other parts of the world.
Boat length
Boat width
Mast length
Area mainsail Area jib
Area spi
6.2 m/20.3 ft
3.2 m/10.5 ft
10.45 m/34.5 ft
21 m2/226 sqft
5.2 m2/56 sqft
28 m2/301 sqft